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NFL signs sponsorship deals with three gambling companies (Financial Times)

James Packer’s company strikes deal with regulator in bid to help Crown retain casino licences (The Guardian)

Florida Senate advances gambling bill to add new commission, reduce live racing (Tampa Bay Times)

Loot boxes linked to problem gambling in new research (BBC News)

Football Index: how ‘stock market’ ended up costing customers millions (The Guardian)

Macau should legalize online gaming and import AI tech talents from Mainland China – Expert (Macau Business)

Casino operator Bally’s agrees ‘key terms’ of £2bn Gamesys offer (Financial Times)

 

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CANADA:
Alberta to be sued for providing online gambling
The Tsuut’ina Nation and Stoney Nakoda First Nation are planning to sue Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis over the regulator’s online gambling website, claiming the AGLC used its own authority to issue a licence for itself whilst the nations’ casinos have been closed

U.K.:
“Tax gambling firms to fund addiction treatment”

The national mental health director for NHS England says gambling firms should be levied to provide funds to treat gambling addiction following increased numbers being referred to specialist clinics since April 2020

ITALY:
Workers to protest casino lockdowns

Staff of licensed gambling firms will hold joint public protests in Milan and Rome under the banner ‘Legal Gaming Workers’ – closures due to Covid-19 have impacted 150,000 industry workers

RUSSIA:
Primorye to expedite permits
In a bid to see progress on NagaCorp’s casino resort near Vladisostok, the Primorye government says it will expedite permits for foreign workers

CZECH REPUBLIC:
Banking and customer verification requirements enhanced
A measure approved by the ‘5th Directive on AML’ will see the Czech Republic adopt ‘remote customer verification’ measures assigned by individual banks

THAILAND:
Sub-committees to tackle illegal gambling
The Thailand government has set up three sub-committees to tackle illegal gambling dens, one source of the spread of Covid-19

SLOVAKIA:
Ban on casinos in Bratislava
Bratislava’s city council has voted for a motion to introduce a ban on casinos and gambling halls in the Slovakian capital – bingo halls, betting shops and in-person wagering will remain open

THE BAHAMAS:
Phased reopening of Baha Mar
The resort destination reopened with heightened safety and health measures in place – Baha Mar’s phased reopening began with the Grand Hyatt Baha Mar, to be followed in 2021 with Rosewood Baha Mar and SLS Baha Mar